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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,730 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 87

Price of Butter Dairymen Ask Clear 1/- Rise

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 2

On the motion of Mr. A. Nardi (Richmond River), seconded by Mr. G. M. Baker (Coff's Harbour), the N.S.W. Executive of the Australian…

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Flood Insurance Proposal for Farms and Crops

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 2

Hunter Volley Conservation Trust will investigate the establishment of a co-operative farm and crop flood insurance scheme for the Lower Hunter. In moving for the…

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Junior Farmers Dungog District Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 1

Present at the last meeting of the District Council were Messrs. J. B. Garlton (President), H. W. Holland (secretary), J. E. Murray (Treasurer)…

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Young Farmers Get Training in Tractor Care

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 4

Junior Fanners in New South Wales, where a tractor project has been started, will be interested to learn that in the United…

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Importance of Dairy Industry Stressed in U.s

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 4

Australia's current problem of not sufficient fluid milk and butter to satisfy domestic requirements is not shared by the United…

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Orchardists Grow Fruit Cases. Timber As A Crop

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 4

An outstanding example of how orchardists solved the difficulty of obtaining cases in which to pack their fruit crop comes from Rylstone district, N.S.W. The story was told in the Rural Bank's "Agricultural…

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Dairying Industry in the Netherlands

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 4

Since the war the Dutch dairy industry has made a wonderful recovery. To-day the number of dairy cattle is nearly bock to its pre-war level, whereas the quality of the cattle, quite remarkably, is even better than pre-war…

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Flies Controlled by Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 3

Farmers and graziers throughout Australia whose stock are plagued by files every summer, may be interested in a…

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Young Cattle Die From Blackleg

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 4

GLOUCESTER: At a meeting [?] the Pastures Protection Board, Mr. Freeman (stock inspector), reported that black leg…

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Drains Flooding Farms

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 6

An Immediate inspection will be made at Williamtown aerodrome to investigate complaints that drains are ruining adjoining properties…

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Wood Ducks Damage Crops

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 1

In view of the serious damage being done to pastures and crops in various parts of the State by enormous numbers of wood ducks, Country…

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Young Cattle Die from Blackleg

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 4

At a meeting of the Gloucester Pastures Protection Board, Mr Freeman (Stock inspector reported that blackleg in young…

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Price of Butter Questions In Parliament

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 6

CANBERRA.—Mr. S. M. Keon (Lab., Vic.) asked in the House of Representatives on Wednesday that the returns to dairy…

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Wheat Sowings to Follow June Rain

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 6

Sowings of wheat could be anticipated in the Scone area as soon as the land dried sufficiently for cultivation, the…

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Flood Insurance Proposal For Farms And Crops

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 2

Hunter Valley Conservation Trust will investi-Sipux City, lowa, U. S. A» ® gate the establishment of a co-operative farm and crop flood insurance scheme for the Lower Hunter. In moving for the investiga…

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J.o. Wool Marketing Plan Public Meeting Advocates "No" Vote at Referendum

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 5

A largely-attended meeting of woolgrowers, held in the School of Arts on Wednesday afternoon, decided by a large majority to…

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Farming Notes Appeal on Surcharge Is Upheld

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 6

An appeal against a conviction for imposing a 3d. surcharge on fruit sent to the Sydney markets was upheld by the Supreme Court. Early this year, an agent, Mr…

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Watersibers and Miners to Hear Dairymen's View

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Officials of the Waterside Workers' Federation are conferring with the representatives of the Primary…

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Perth's Butter Short Now

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1951 · page 2

Panic buying of butter has caused a shortage, and city stores have limited sales to as low as 1lb a customer. Butter is still being air freighted to…

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Farmer Took Bull By The Horns—Broke Its Neck

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1951 · page 1

ADELAIDE: When attacked by a maddened bull near Mount Gambier yesterday, farmer G. J. Uphill grabbed the animal by horns and broke its neck. The bull broke away from a mob while being…

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